#686EBA#686EBA

#686EBA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.117 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EBA
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 186)
HSL	hsl(236, 37%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(236, 44%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 40.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.06, 17.70, -40.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.06, 44.55, 293.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% 0.0174 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.117 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1451, 17.6391, 48.7881)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EBA #BAB468

analogous

#6897BA #686EBA #8B68BA

triadic

#686EBA #BA686E #6EBA68

tetradic

#686EBA #BA6897 #BAB468 #68BA8B

square

#686EBA #BA6897 #BAB468 #68BA8B

split-complementary

#686EBA #BA8B68 #97BA68

monochromatic

#353973 #484E9D #686EBA #9296CD #BCBFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#686EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#686EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EBA

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EBA	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5278BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C72B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D7D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.117 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9797cf',
    500: '#686eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686eba;
$custom-light: #9797cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.61,
    "s": 37.273,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56754,
    "c": 0.11666,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EBA

secondary

#D0CDAE

accent

#C55BCD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EBA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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